Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) Competitors

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHB) and Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) are both retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to RUSHB or SPH?

In the previous week, Suburban Propane Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Rush Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Suburban Propane Partners and 2 mentions for Rush Enterprises. Rush Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Suburban Propane Partners' score of 0.44 indicating that Rush Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rush Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Suburban Propane Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, RUSHB or SPH?

Rush Enterprises has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suburban Propane Partners has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RUSHB or SPH a better dividend stock?

Rush Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Suburban Propane Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Rush Enterprises pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suburban Propane Partners pays out 90.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rush Enterprises has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate RUSHB or SPH?

Suburban Propane Partners has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.10%. Given Suburban Propane Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Suburban Propane Partners is more favorable than Rush Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rush Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Suburban Propane Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RUSHB or SPH?

Rush Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Suburban Propane Partners. Suburban Propane Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rush Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rush Enterprises	$7.80B	0.54	$304.15M	$3.58	15.09
Suburban Propane Partners	$1.33B	0.91	$74.17M	$1.44	12.85

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RUSHB or SPH?

18.1% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is RUSHB or SPH more profitable?

Suburban Propane Partners has a net margin of 6.65% compared to Rush Enterprises' net margin of 3.76%. Suburban Propane Partners' return on equity of 15.98% beat Rush Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rush Enterprises	3.76%	13.82%	6.35%
Suburban Propane Partners	6.65%	15.98%	4.06%

Summary

Rush Enterprises beats Suburban Propane Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.